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Wow. I've now made several soups within (chestnut soup, black bean soup, wild rice-cranberry soup, with several others planned for the coming week) and each came out quite good and was very easy to prepare. What I like most about the book is it is quite easy to turn most of not all into vegan recipes so these soups should be able to be served at most any table-- vegetarian or not. Also most are quite easy to convert to being gluten-free if they aren't already.

The photos are beautiful and I enjoyed the the various cooking tips and quotes. I love the range of soups which give you something for most any day or night of the year. I really liked the layout -- it's easy to see the necessary ingredients at a glace and each step along the way. If things can be prepared ahead that is clearly marked out as well.

I think the highest thing I can say about it is it's migrated from just a library book to an item on my wishlist. I'm really enjoying cooking my way through it and do not look forward to the day I need to return it to the library. Hopefully soon a copy will land on my permanent cookbook shelf (note, that is not a hint to friends or family).]]>